Ambitious plans for a city-centre retail development to rival Meadowhall were scuppered by the crash of 2008.

与 Meadowhall 相媲美的市中心零售业发展的雄心勃勃的计划被 2008 年的金融危机破坏了。

This would scupper any chance that shareholders can be paid much out of profits, perhaps for years.

这将破坏股东从利润中获得丰厚回报的机会，这种情况可能会持续数年。

We should acknowledge that confusion is natural, and fear entirely normal, but let neither of these scupper our chances forever.

我们应该接受感到困惑是很自然的，恐惧也是极为正常的事，但不要让这些负面情绪使机会泡汤。

The project was scuppered in the end by a mix of political queasiness over the fallout

由于政治上对它带来后果的种种不安，该项目最终泡了汤。

It wasn't clear if the Houthis advance would scupper the agreement or it's essentially a part of its choreography.

尚不清楚胡塞族的挺进是否会毁掉协议，或者这只是其炫耀行为的一部分。

The two sides face the same issues that have scuppered past peace initiatives, including Israeli settlements on the West Bank.

双方将面临破坏过去和平提议的相同问题，包括以色列在西岸的定居点问题。

The Pearl was listing near to scuppers after the battle.

黑珍珠在那次战斗以后已经是千疮百孔。

Big fat droplets, sliding down our goose-pimpled skin, scupper our attempts to get dry afterwards.

大颗的脂肪滴从我们长满鸡皮疙瘩的皮肤上滑落，让我们之后想要保持干燥的努力落空。

Such deals have become politically toxic in America, but the White House denied that the new regulations were intended specifically to scupper the Pfizer-Allergan deal.

如今，凡涉及类似倒置收购的并购交易在美国都已经不可行了，不过白宫方面否认新规有针对辉瑞-艾尔建这起并购交易的意思。

A mooted freeze in oil output among most of the world's big producers was scuppered when talks collapsed in Doha, the Qatari capital.

在卡塔尔首都多哈的谈判破裂，世界上绝大多数石油生产大国之间有争议的固定产量协议就此崩溃。